Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans cast, filming locations and plot: all about ITV show

ITV are airing a televised adaptation of a book by the legendary author Agatha Christie, on April 9, 2023.

Here, we look at who stars in Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? which is based on the 1934 book by the revered crime novelist.

Who is in the cast of Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

Will Poulter

Will Poulter stars as Bobby Jones in the TV adaptation of the 1934 novel.

Poulter has starred in big budget films such as We’re The Millers and the Maze Runner series.

He is set to star in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which will be released in May 2023.

Lucy Boynton

Lucy Boynton plays Lady Frances Derwent in the adaptation.

Derwent is a friend of Jones and helps him try to solve the murder.

Boynton has also starred in a number of blockbusters, such as in Bohemian Rhapsody, where she played Freddie Mercury’s former lover Mary Austin.

She starred in an TV adaptation of The Ipcress File in 2022.

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie is an esteemed British actor, with a number of big roles across his successful career.

He starred in Blackadder, Stuart Little, and A Bit of Fry and Laurie alongside Stephen Fry.

He is possibly best known for his role doctor Gregory House in medical frame House, which ran from 2004 to 2012.

Other actors who will star in the show include:

• Daniel Ings
• Maeve Dermody
• Alistair Petrie
• Emma Thompson
• Jim Broadbent
• Paul Whitehouse
• Miles Jupp

Where was Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans filmed?

The series was mainly filmed in parts of Surrey, with the villages of Albury and Mickleham used as well as the town of Guildford.

There were also scenes shot at three cliffs in Swansea.

Filming initially started in 2021.

What is Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans about?

It is a murder mystery, set on a Welsh Coastline, about a man who finds a dying man, and is then embroiled in the case of how he was killed.

Before dying, the man asks Bobby Jones (played by Will Poulter) the question “Why didn’t they ask Evans?”

Along with the help of his friend Lady Francis Derwent (Lucy Boynton) they look to see what the man meant by this and attempt to solve his murder.

When does Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? start on ITV?

The show will air on April 9, 2023, at 9pm on ITV.

It is a three-part series, which will be shown on three consecutive nights, at 9pm on April 10 and April 11, 2023.

Those who want to catch the programme later can watch it on the ITV Hub.